Dragon Age Origins: PC Version Review

The
value score is the easiest portion of this review:
regardless of platform the content of Dragon Age is deep and lasting.
With two
DLC add-ons available the day the game ships even the speediest of
players will
have plenty to keep them busy, and the downloadable toolkit
allows creative
gamers a means to pump out additional content for themselves and their
friends.
The only downside to the game is lack of a multi-player
facet, but with
such a compelling single-player story to tell you will hardly miss
it.

The
replayability factor of Dragon Age is very high. The
game offers three starting points, each with their own vantage
point of
the world, and populated with unique people to meet during your
travels. Now
add in the different classes to each starting area and you have that up
to nine
perspectives to play from , making this a game that will almost compel
you to
play it again. Not to mention, the nice thing about all role playing
games is
the ability to choose how to play your character, and Dragon Age is no
different; sinner or saint, the choice is yours and will definitely
affect the
results.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Lush,
living world that begs to be explored.

Tons
of quests, both plot driven and optional, to keep you as busy as you
want to be.

Tactics
system has learning curve and can sometimes not function correctly.

Conclusion

BioWare
has delivered the goods once again--a top notch role
playing game that is both challenging and compelling. No matter what
your level
of RPG prowess you’ll find the perfect amount of gaming here,
whether you
prefer a cut to the chase hack and slash or a slow journey from one end
of the
world to the other; it’s all available. One of the finest
examples of the genre
to come out in the last ten years, Dragon
Age Origins is an instant
classic that should be in every gamer’s library.